Software Development Engineer In Test at Open Dealer Exchange
Southfield, MI
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Jul 21, 2026
Southfield, MI
Jul 23, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
An SDET role focused on building and maintaining automated test suites for customer-facing applications, APIs, and cloud-based services at an automotive credit and compliance software company. Day-to-day work spans UI and API test automation (Playwright and Postman are mentioned), CI/CD pipeline integration, regression and performance testing, and participation in Agile ceremonies. Best suited to candidates with at least two years of testing experience and working knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, or C#.
Mid level · 2+ years · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 320 people in the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software quality assurance analysts and testers). range 240–410
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $104,642 (middle half $84,304–$133,084).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The title is 'Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)' with no seniority level in the title, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 2-year minimum experience requirement and scope of responsibilities support a Mid-level classification.
JavaScript is strongly preferred among the listed language options (JavaScript, TypeScript, C#); TypeScript and C# are listed as alternatives since any one of the three satisfies the requirement.
Playwright is the preferred UI automation tool per the JD ('Playwright preferred'); other UI automation tools are accepted substitutes.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree… or equivalent practical experience,' so no formal degree is hard-gated.
Azure DevOps and GitHub Actions are presented as interchangeable CI/CD pipeline tools in the responsibilities section; they appear in the preferred skills section as 'DevOps practices, including build and release pipeline management,' so marked as preferred.
k6 is mentioned in the responsibilities section as an example ('tools like k6 or similar'), indicating collaboration with a performance team rather than a hard gate on the candidate; marked as preferred.
Microservices and Azure appear only under 'Preferred Skills & Experience' and are marked accordingly.
The alternative occupation code 15-1252 (Software Developers) is noted as a runner-up given the SDET title and emphasis on writing and maintaining automation code, though the primary QA/testing focus makes 15-1253 the clear primary classification.
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